Definitions for delusiondɪˈlu ʒən

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word delusion.

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

delusion, psychotic belief(noun)

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

delusion, hallucination(noun)

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

"he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"

delusion, illusion, head game(noun)

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

delusion(Noun)

A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.

delusion(Noun)

The state of being deluded or misled.

delusion(Noun)

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Delusion(noun)

the act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind

Delusion(noun)

the state of being deluded or misled

Delusion(noun)

that which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief

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Delusion

A delusion is a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary. As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, or other effects of perception.
Delusions typically occur in the context of neurological or mental illness, although they are not tied to any particular disease and have been found to occur in the context of many pathological states. However, they are of particular diagnostic importance in psychotic disorders including schizophrenia, paraphrenia, manic episodes of bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Delusion

de-lū′zhun, n. the act of deluding: the state of being deluded: a false belief: error.—adj.Delū′sional, pertaining to delusions, afflicted with such.—n.Delū′sionist.—adjs.Delū′sive, Delū′sory, apt or tending to delude: deceptive.—adv.Delū′sively.—n.Delū′siveness. [See Delude.]